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metal-organic compounds
The cation of the title compound, 3,5-bis(2-methylphenyl)-1,2,4-dithiazolylium hexafluoroarsenate(V), (C16H14NS2)+.[AsF6]−, has a central planar five-membered NCSSC ring with two o-tolyl substituents lying 29.11 (9)° out of this plane because of the steric hindrance of the methyl groups; the cation has a twofold rotation axis through the nitrogen atom and the mid-point of the S—S bond. Interionic interactions include short SF and NF contacts, but the cations are well separated with no SS or NS interactions.